27 September 2016

Another 150 Volhynia Colonies Added

Work continues on the Volhynia Colonies, and today we add another 150 villages for a total thus far of 604.  There are likely another 500 or so still to go on this map.

We know many of you are patiently waiting for your village to show up in this area.  If you send us the name and what you know about it, we'll make every effort to locate it for the next updates.  Just drop us a note at grsl1763@gmail.com.

Two maps updated today, but all the current maps and a list of future maps are available on the Maps and Data page.

Germans from Russia Settlements Map 
Volhynia Colonies

Total village count: 1828


Enjoy!


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23 September 2016

Thank You to GRHS

On September 8, 2016, the Germans from Russia Settlement Locations project was presented for the first time at the Germans from Russia Heritage Society's 46th Annual International Convention in Rapid City, SD.

Dennis Bender and Melvin Bender presented "Locating your Ancestral Villages on Google Maps: Germans from Russia Settlement Location Project" to an audience of about 75 at the Ramkota Inn.  The presentation included an overview of the project, how and why it got started, how far it's come, a demonstration of how villages are found and a tour of the Google map pinpointing over 1,500 villages found so far.

We'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to GRHS for noticing the significance of our project, embracing it and inviting us to speak at their 2016 convention.  Special thanks to Eric Schmaltz, Don Ehreth, Milt Kramer, Ken Voegle, Sundae Orwick, David Feist and Valerie Renner Ingram Stewart for all of your efforts with getting our project noticed within GRHS.

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20 September 2016

Volhynia and Germans from Russia Settlements Maps Refreshed

The Volhynia Colonies, up to 454 colonies now, and the full Germans from Russia Settlements Map were updated this morning  All the current maps and a list of future maps are available on the Maps and Data page.

Germans from Russia Settlements Map 
Volhynia Colonies

Total village count: 1679


Enjoy!


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13 September 2016

Map Refresh Tuesday

Research continues in the Volhynia region with 364 villages found so far.  Two map updates today for you: the Volhynia Colonies and the full Germans from Russia Settlements Map.  And all of our current maps and a list of future maps are available on the Maps and Data page.

Germans from Russia Settlements Map 
Volhynia Colonies

Total village count: 1,588


Enjoy!

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